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Fasting glucose level.

Kaity Thorpe

Active Member
Messages
28
Location
Evesham
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes on January 18 th this year. My HbA1C level was 103. As a type 2 I was told not to use a meter to test my own levels. I've been thinking of getting one myself, to test out which foods spike my blood glucose levels. At the minute I'm in a strict low carb diet, with intermittent fasting from getting up in the morning until around 2pm. Though I do have tea and coffee. A friend at work bought her meter in today and for the first time, I was able to check my levels, it was at 6. This was mid morning, by which point I'd not eaten since the night before, but had drunk a coffee and a tea, with a little milk in. Is 6 a good blood glucose level? Thankyou in advance
 
Ps I should add I'm on 500mg Metformin twice daily
 
6mmol/l is great for a mid morning random test. That is excellent.

Please get yourself a meter. It will become your best friend. We are all told not to test, but this is purely for financial reasons, although doctors come up with a variety of excuses when pressed. Without a meter you are working blind and will have to wait for your next HbA1c to see how you are doing. A meter can also guide you in your food choices, and will tell you which your danger foods are - we all differ in this. We can show you how to use it to your best advantage if you get one.
 
I’d be lost without my meter, even 11 months after diagnosis. I still test regularly, new foods especially, but a few times a day to keep an eye on my levels generally. I’ve even sent off for one of the free ones as a back up meter in case something happens to my original one!
Here’s a link to Homehealth who sell the SD Code Free which is my original meter:
https://homehealth-uk.com
If you buy the strips in bulk you can use the following discount codes
5 packs 264086
10 packs 975833
Don’t forget to check the box to say your diabetic then they’ll knock the VAT off.
 
Thankyou I just checked again an hour and a half after a small salad, walnuts and an orange and it was 6.3 finding it confusing understanding the numbers to be honest xxx
 
I have just started taking tresiba as well as my oral tablets, and would be lost without my meter,
 
Kaity Thorpe said:
Thankyou I just checked again an hour and a half after a small salad, walnuts and an orange and it was 6.3 finding it confusing understanding the numbers to be honest xxx
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All you are doing at the moment is random testing, which quite honestly tells you very little. Testing needs to be structured, consistent, and organised, plus done alongside a food diary that includes all ingredients and portion sizes. It is best to test immediately before you eat and again 2 hours after first bite to begin with. Record these levels alongside the food and look at the difference between the before and after readings. The difference should be less than 2mmol/l increase, and preferably a lot less. If the rise is too much, there are too many carbs in that meal, which need further consideration and perhaps either eliminating or reducing in portion size.

Many people here test as soon as they get up in the morning and wash hands (before anything else). This is the morning fasting level (FBG) and also at bedtime. Once you are in the swing of things with testing your meals, and begin to understand the relationship between food and glucose levels, which is complicated, it is a good idea to also test an hour after eating, or 90 minutes, as well as the 2 hours, and also after the 2 hour mark to see when your levels return to normal. However, I wouldn't worry about all that just that.

Have a good read round all the threads and also the main website as there is a wealth of information on there.
 
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